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Enjoy this delicious Rendang under 30 minutes!
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Exclusive to Nyonyalicious!
Enjoy this delicious Rendang under 30 minutes!
Rendang is traditionally prepared by the Malaysian and Indonesian community during festive occasions such as traditional ceremonies. Rendang is rich in spices. Along with the main meat ingredient, rendang uses coconut milk (Minangkabau: Karambia) and a paste of mixed ground spices, which includes ginger, galangal, turmeric leaves, lemon grass, garlic, shallot, chilli and other spices. This spice mixture is called pemasak in Minangkabau. The spices garlic, shallot, ginger and galangal used in rendang have antimicrobial properties and serve as natural organic preservatives.
How to use: You can use this paste for all meat.
Net weight per pack: 250g
This dish is about stewing meat in a rich spicy coconut based gravy for hours and until the meat is soft and tender (its fiber can be pulled apart easily).
Normally people will cook it with beef; however this dish is suitable for chicken, beef or any meat that you prefer. Normally this dish is simmered for hours or until the meat is tender, but you cook it in 30 minutes with the ready-made paste.
I use chicken fillet for this dish, so it is quicker to cook and tastes really really good. The meat will shrink a little, so cut the fillet into cubes.
Note: The aromatic smell of the kerisik is the heart of this dish! However, according to my taste buds, it’s the kaffir lime leaves.
So what is kerisk?
“Kerisik” is a Malaysian/Malay word meaning toasted grated coconut that’s pounded with mortar and pestle into oily submission, and it smells heavenly:)
In the olden days we got the fresh grated coconut from the local market or we grated the coconut ourselves. However, it is harder to get fresh grated coconut here, so we use fine dry desiccated coconut from our local store. Place 30g in the pan or wok, slowly flip the coconut around on low heat (for about 5-10 minutes) until golden brown (not burnt), and you can start smelling the aroma. *Make sure you stir constantly to prevent burning.
The reason we use “fine” desiccated coconut is so we do not need to pound or blend the kerisik. Easy isn’t it? If possible, prepare more kerisik and freeze it.
Oil – For this recipe, I do not use oil when cooking this dish. But you can add 2 Tbsp oil when frying the paste and meat. If you prefer, you can marinade the meat with the paste for a few hours or overnight.
OK, now let’s create magic with this rendang sauce.
Ingredients:
Preparation:
When water and paste are added, the dish is quite watery. Simmer until the dish is dryish.
Because we use chicken, the cooking time is less. If you choose to cook with beef, allow another 15 minutes or longer for simmering.
Some recipes do not use kaffir lime leaves, but I think it really brings out the flavour more.
Do try it and enjoy this amazing rendang dish.
Let me know how you go with it.
Note: You will need to add chilli to this paste.
Note: You can use this paste with any meat.
You may need kaffilime powder for this dish
Add Kaffirlime with your order:
Image | Product | Description | Price | Buy | hf:att:pa_language | hf:att:pa_weight |
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Kaffir Lime Leaf Powder 50g | 10 Kgs fresh leaves into 1 kg powder Freeze Dried – “Cellular Fraction-Line Technology” Comes … | $16.95 |
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